Our Political Notebook
OUR POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
Some interesting reading, thanks to the American Motorcyclist Association’s government report:
The AMA’s legal action against the city of St. Louis, which had closed roads in that city’s parks to motorcycles, was a rousing success. The AMA won a permanent injunction against the law banning bikes. Judge Ivan Lee Holt said in his decisionthat the city’s law “violates the due process and equal protection provisions of theConstitution of Missouri.”
Looking for riding space in Pennsylvania? You got it for the asking. Hammermill Paper Co. has issued a series of maps, indicating portions of its lands—presumably woods—where the public is welcome. No fee. All Hammermill asks is that we use normal courtesy and safety, that is, don’t disturb others users, clean up your picnic debris, ride within your limits. And they naturally do not accept any responsibility for your health or safety.
A welcome and fair offer. For the maps and the details, write to Hammermill Paper Co., Forest Lands Manager, Erie, Pa. 16533.
And—hold your breath!—the Society of Automotive Engineers has published the results of NHTSA’s notorious backward bike, the one the Feds had built with $120,000 of our money, the one wdth the steered wheel at the rear.
Guess what? The thing couldn’t be ridden. If our money hadn’t been spent, we’d still be guessing.
